East Rutherford is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,421 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Rutherford is the 197th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in East Rutherford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Of important note, East Rutherford is also a borough of artists. East Rutherford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape East Rutherford’s character.

Also of interest is that East Rutherford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in East Rutherford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in East Rutherford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In East Rutherford, the average commute to work is 31.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Despite being a small borough, East Rutherford has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

East Rutherford is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.01% of adults in East Rutherford have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in East Rutherford in 2022 was $48,209, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,836 for a family of four. However, East Rutherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Rutherford is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call East Rutherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Rutherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. East Rutherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.42% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Rutherford include Polish, Italian, Irish, German, and Turkish.

In addition, East Rutherford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.61%).

The most common language spoken in East Rutherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.